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French Mayor Wants Climbers to Pay

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A French mayor is pushing a unique plan to stop people from risking their lives on Mont Blanc, the tallest and deadliest mountain in Western Europe. Every year more than 30,000 people try to climb Mont Blanc, and about 100 climbers die. Now the mayor wants climbers to pay a €15,000 deposit to cover possible rescue and funeral costs.

Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, a town on the French side, says too many unqualified climbers are gambling with their lives on the mountain, where recent hot weather has made conditions more treacherous. Also, French taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for the cost of rescuing them. However, other mayors around Mont Blanc don’t like his deposit idea. They agree that the mountain is dangerous but say that it’s not their property.

Earlier this month, a 26-year-old British man was rescued from Mont Blanc one day after calling for help. He had tried to climb the mountain wearing only a tracksuit without any climbing gear. The rescue team said that his body temperature was 25 degrees Celsius when they found him. The man explained that he was trying to climb Mont Blanc alone for his birthday and got lost during a sudden snowstorm.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Deposit /dəˈpɑzɪt/ verb לְהַפְקִיד

    to put (money) in a bank account

    Did you deposit the money in the bank?

  • Funeral /ˈfjunərəl/ noun הַלוָיָה

    a ceremony held for a dead person

    The only family attended the funeral.

  • Unqualified /ənˈkwɑlɪˌfaɪd/ adjective לֹא מוּסמָך

    not having the skills, knowledge, or experience needed to do a particular job or activity

    He is unqualified for the job.

  • Treacherous /ˈtrɛʧərəs/ adjective בּוֹגדָנִי

    very dangerous and difficult to deal with

    The snow made their hike all the more treacherous.

  • Snowstorm /ˈsnoʊˌstɔrm/ noun סופת שלגים

    a storm with a large amount of falling snow

    A snowstorm hit the west coast last night.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Have you ever climbed a mountain?
  2. Do you think the €15,000 deposit is a good way to stop unqualified climbers? Why or why not?
  3. Do you think it’s safe to go mountain climbing alone?
  4. In your country, what popular activities are risky?
  5. In your opinion, who should pay the rescue costs for people who do risky activities?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. What’s the purpose of the €15,000 deposit?

  2. According to the mayor, who should NOT have to pay for the rescue costs?

  3. Was the man properly prepared to climb Mont Blanc?

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